All Grown Up

Chapter 25 Part 2

All Grown Up, Chapter 25, Part 2

Mia's POV:

"Where are they? Should we go looking for them? Marcel, you go. What if they have killed each other? What are we going to do?" Brooke was freaking out. She was pacing the floor and brushing the hair out of her face.

"Brooke, stop thinking of the worst. Maybe they are talking like normal brothers and they just want some time away from all of us." Marcel put his hands on her shoulders trying to relax her. She took a deep breath and nodded her head. The pregnancy hormones were driving her insane and me for that matter.

Luke and Eli walked through the door. "So if you guys didn't beat the shit out of each other, what did you guys do?" Marcel asked with his arms crossed over his chest. Luke and Eli both laughed and Luke wrapped his arm around Eli's shoulders. Thank God that they are back to normal.

"We talked for awhile and now Eli wants to talk to some of you guys." Luke explained Eli looked down at the ground and then looked back up and took a deep breath.

"Mia, could I please talk to you for a minute?" Eli asked nervously. I could tell that my dad was a little skeptic about letting me go off with Eli alone but Luke looked like everything was fine.

"I know that you may have changed, and that you might have not meant it, Eli, but I do not trust you alone with my daughter right now." My dad said sternly.

"I completely understand." Eli replied.

"I'll go with them. You all know I will not let him touch Mia." Luke suggested. My father still looked a little bit worried, but he nodded his head.

Luke and Eli both led me into the lounge downstairs. Eli walked downstairs first and then Luke and I followed closely behind with Luke's hand entwined in mine. I sat on the couch next to Luke while Eli sat down on a chair by the TV.

"Mia, I first want to start off by saying that I am so incredibly sorry. I honestly don't know what I was thinking at the time, and I am so sorry for betraying you. I can't believe what I had done. I know that I have lost your trust and I know I will never fully get it back, but I am willing to try.

You are one of my best friends and I don't want to lose you over some stupid mistake of mine." Eli looked me in the eye the entire time that it made me feel guilty for not forgiving him already.

"I forgive you, but I want to now why you did it." I said. Eli sighed but nodded his head understandingly.

"I was tired of being ignored by Luke. I was sick of all the fighting and he wasn't listening to me so I used you to get his attention. I guess I thought it would snap him out of it because he was blinded by love. I know that this is absolutely no excuse for what I did, but I want you to know that I did not want to hurt you. I am so sorry, Mia." Eli described he was tearing up. I got up to hug Eli but Luke still held onto my hand. I wiggled my hand out of Luke's and gave Eli a proper hug. His arms wrapped around my waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I squeezed Eli tightly. I really missed having him as a friend.

"I want to make sure that we are clear on something." I said after letting go of Eli and sitting down on Luke's lap.

"What's that?" Luke asked. "I want to make sure that you guys stay friends, you guys will be hanging out a lot more. I do not want to be in the way of your friendship. I'm sorry Luke but your relationship with your twin is more important than mine with you. I don't want to hurt your family." I explained. Eli and Luke both nodded their heads.

"We understand but I'm not letting you break up with me, ever." Luke said while wrapping his arms around me and burying his face in my neck. I'm glad that I have my relationship back with one of my friends.

Eli's POV:

"Zayn, can I please talk to you now. I owe you an apology." I said. Zayn got up and walked down to the lounge with me.

I sat in the same spot as before and he sat where his daughter was sitting. "I know you probably hate me at the moment. I really want to let you know that I am so sorry.

The reason I did it was to get Luke's attention. I used your daughter to do that, it was a mistake and I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt her and I know I did, I didn't realize what I had done until it was too late." I confessed.

"I accept your apology. I am still angry with you because you made my daughter cry and that's not okay." He told me.

"Yes, I know. I'm trying to make up for that and I am trying to be a better friend to her." I explained.

"Thank you, I appreciate that, Eli. Do you want me to send your parents down?" I nodded my head and waited for them to come down.

"Eli, what's up?" My dad asked.

"Luke and I are good now and want to talk to you guys." My mum and dad sat down on the couch and gave me their attention.

"I am sorry for letting you guys think that you are bad parents. You guys are wonderful and it was my fault. I used Mia to get Luke's attention. I'm sorry that I made you guys look like bad parents to your friends, and I'm sorry that you got punched, dad." I said.

"Oh, Eli we aren't mad anymore. You need to know that sexual harassment to a woman is not okay, ever." My mum lectured. It was annoying, but I know that I need to be lectured.

"I know. I understand. By the way, I am not depressed much anymore. It will take me awhile to get out of it, but my talk with Luke today helped a lot." I smiled, they returned it.

"Would you be willing to tell us why you are or were depressed?" My mum asked. I could tell she didn't want to push me, but she wanted answers. Although, she deserved answers.

"I was depressed because I felt like I was always being compared to Luke. I felt like he was better than me at everything and people liked him more. I guess I just felt like I was the less important one." I felt stupid and embarrassed to tell my parents the reason because I know they love me.

"We love and treat you both equally, at least we try to. I am sorry if you felt like we were treating Luke like he was more important. He isn't, we love you just as much as we love him. You are such a talented and special kid, Eli. We love you so much." My dad said. My eyes started to water and I gave them both a big hug. We walked back upstairs to see everyone in the kitchen.

"We thought that we may be able to have a nice family dinner as a do-over Thanksgiving." Liam explained. I smiled and we sat down at the table.

Luke's POV:

I sat down next to Blake and Cameron. "I'm sorry for what I said before, man. It was way out of line and I shouldn't have." Blake apologized to me.

"Thank you. I am sorry for what I said too. I was just mad and I know that it got you into trouble, your sex life isn't my business, nor should it be." I laughed. "Wait, Blake, I thought you said you were a virgin?" I asked him quietly.

"I am, I just have condoms just in case, you know?" He responded. I nodded my head.

"Okay, okay, dinner is ready." Morgan said placing plates on the table. The table was filled with fruit, chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. It looked delicious.

"Please, join hands with the person next to you on either side." Liam said. We all did as he said and closed our eyes. "God, we would like to thank you for everything that you have blessed us with and all the people you have blessed us with. We have so much to be thankful for this holiday season. We are thankful that our family conflicts are solved, and that we all love each other. We would like to say a special prayer for all those who are out in the cold and that do not have a family or the money to have dinners with." Liam said.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I am so incredibly thankful for everything in my life and all the people in it. We all began to dig in.

/////////// End of the actual book. BUT THERE WILL BE 5 SPECIAL CHAPTERS COMING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE